Container bag with multiple sealable locks

ABSTRACT

A container body includes a bag body and a resealable lock. The bag body includes first and second layers overlapped with each other, wherein the bag body further has a plurality of sealing portions provided thereat to form first and second sealing pockets discretely provided between the first and second layers, wherein three of the sealing portions are provided at three sealing edges of the first sealing pocket and three of the sealing portions are provided at three sealing edges of the second sealing pocket, such that each of the first sealing pocket and the second sealing pocket has an unsealed edge serving as an elongated opening. The resealable lock includes a plurality of zip lockers provided at the elongated openings of the first and second sealing pockets, wherein each of the first and second sealing pockets is reclosably sealed by the resealable lock.

CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a Divisional application of the Continuation-In-Part applicationSer. No. 15/299,430 filed Oct. 20, 2016 that claims priority to U.S.non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 12/660,598, filed Mar.1, 2010, which is a Continuation-In-Part application that claimspriority to U.S. non-provisional application, application Ser. No.12/315,796, filed Dec. 5, 2008, the entire contents of each of which areexpressly incorporated herein by reference.

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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a container bag, and more particularlyto a container bag with multiple sealable locks, wherein the containerbag has a plurality of discrete sealing pockets adapted for individuallypacking different objects in an air-tight manner.

Description of Related Arts

A container bag usually made of a non-rigid, semi-rigid, or flexiblematerial is used for packing or carrying items such as frozen food,fresh produce, snack foods etc. Most of the bags are heat sealedtogether. A press-to-close zipper or sliding zipper is used to close andopen the bag in a resealable manner, and to seal the items in the bagsto keep the items fresh or prevent leaking.

There are many different bags in the market for different purposes. Takea food bag for example, a food bag is used for transporting food forpicnicking, wherein a sandwich and fruits are packed in one bag.However, the sandwich may get wet or soaked by the fruits. Therefore,most people would like to separate the sandwich and the fruits intodifferent food bags. Packing the sandwich with the snacks, as anotherexample, a person may put the sandwich and snacks in one bag forconvenience or utilizing the usage of the bag, so that the flavor may bemixed and destroyed the taste of the original food. It is worthmentioning that the food bag has a standard size that it is a waste forthe food bag to store a small amount of food, such as the snacks.

For solving those problems, a bag having different pockets is providedfor separating the different foods in one bag so as to utilize the spaceof the bag. Though this type of bag solved the mixing different foodsproblems, the shared opening makes no choose but opening all the pocketsat the same time. It is not only inconvenient but also hard to keep itfresh when the single shared opening is opened for all the pockets.

In order to separate the different foods, a container bag forsegregating the different foods in one container bag is also provided.The bag has more than two compartments for housing the different foodssuch as two liquid foods. However, the separated compartments arepermanently sealed. It's impossible to reuse the bag or re-close the bagafter the bag is unsealedly opened.

Another problem of this container bag is the inconveniency of mixing theseparated food being stored in different compartments of the containerbag. Take the salad meal as example. The vegetables may be stored in oneof the compartment while the salad dressing may be stored in anothercompartment of the container bag for optimizing the freshness of thesalad. When the user is able to enjoy the salad, the salad dressing andthe vegetable separately contained in the same container bag aredifficult to mix together for forming the salad meal.

Sometimes, a set of separated containers need to be grouped together.They are either contained by a bigger container which costs extra, orare bundled together which is still not convenient and reliable.

Furthermore, the size of the opening of the container bag may be limitedby the container bag original shape, so that the opening may not have alength long enough for accessing the receiving cavity of the containerbag to accommodate the object through the opening. In other words, thereceiving cavity may only be able to receive the object having a volumeless than the receiving cavity due to the limited size of the opening.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a container bag withmultiple sealable locks, wherein the length of the sealing opening isincreased for conveniently accessing the sealing pocket therethrough.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method ofpreparing a meal by the container bag, so that two or more differenttypes of food are able to be individually stored and conveniently mixedfor forming the meal when a user is about to consume thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein at least one of the sealingopenings of the sealing pocket is inclined to increase the lengththereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein at least one of the sealingopenings is curved to increase the length thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein at least one of the sealingopenings is inclined and curved to increase the length thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag has a pluralityof discrete sealing pockets adapted for individually packing differentobjects in an air-tight manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein each of the sealing pockets hasits own sealable lock such that when one of the sealing pockets isopened, other sealing pockets are remained unsealed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein the sealable lock can reusable topermit each of the sealing pockets being reclosably sealed in a reusablemanner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag can separatedifferent foods in one bag for the convenience of a person to carry andtransport the food so as to utilize the space the container bag.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein the container bag has a pluralityof discrete sealing pockets adapted for individually packing differentobjects in an air-tight manner and selectively rearranging thecombination-configuration of the container bag.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, which is easy to combine and separate thediscrete sealing pockets via a detachable fastening arrangement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein the sealing pockets can benormally used when each of the sealing pockets is fastened to ordetached from another sealing pocket so as to enhance the practice useof the container bag.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, which does not require to alter theoriginal structural design of the container bag, so as to minimize themanufacturing cost of the container bag incorporating with the sealablelocks.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container bagwith multiple sealable locks, wherein no expensive or complicatedstructure is required to employ in the present invention in order toachieve the above mentioned objects. Therefore, the present inventionsuccessfully provides an economic and efficient solution for providing acontainer body with multiple sealing pockets and multiple sealable locksto individually access the sealing pockets.

Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, a container bagof the present invention comprises a bag body and a resealable lock.

The bag body comprises a first layer and a second layer overlappedtherewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets discretelyprovided between the first and second layers and a plurality ofelongated sealing openings communicating with said sealing pocketsrespectively.

The resealable lock comprises a plurality of zip lockers provided at thesealing openings respectively to seal and enclose the sealing pockets,wherein each of the zip lockers is individually actuated to unsealed andopen the sealing pocket so as to permit each of the sealing pocketsbeing reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.

Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the presentinvention also provides a container bag, which comprises a bag bodycomprising the first and second layer overlapping therewith and definingat least two sealing pockets discretely provided between the first andsecond layer.

Each of the sealing pockets has an elongated sealing opening forcommunicating with each of the sealing pockets, wherein at least one ofthe sealing openings of the sealing pocket is inclined to extendnon-parallely to another sealing opening to increase a length of theinclined sealing opening.

The container bag further has a resealable lock which comprises aplurality of zip lockers provided at the sealing openings respectivelyto seal and enclose the sealing pockets, so as to permit each of thesealing pockets being reclosably sealed in a resealable manner.

A method of preparing a meal by the container bag is further provided,wherein the method comprises the following steps.

(a) Fill a first type food in a first sealing pocket of the containerbag.

(b) Fill a second type food in a second sealing pocket of the containerbag adjacent to the first sealing pocket 13.

(c) Tear the tearing line at the sealing portion between the first andsecond sealing pocket for tearing apart the first and second sealingpocket.

(d) Resealably unseal the first and second sealing pocket.

(e) Pull the second type food within the second sealing pocket into thefirst sealing pocket for mixing with the first type food therewithin.

Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the ensuing description and drawings.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a firstpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the firstpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a secondpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the secondpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 5A to 5C illustrate the alternative modes of the container bagaccording to the first and second preferred embodiments of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a manufacturing process thecontainer bag according to the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a container bag according to a thirdpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the container bag according to the abovethird preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9A to 9C illustrate the alternative modes of the container bagaccording to the above third preferred embodiments of the presentinvention, illustrating the combination-configurations of the bag body.

FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate the alternative modes of the detachablefastening arrangement of the container bag according to the above thirdpreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the container bag according to theabove third preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustratingthe sealing pockets being integrally attached edge-to-edge.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the container bag according to a fourthpreferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a firstexample of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the container bag according to thefourth preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating asecond example of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an alternative container bag accordingto the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 15A and 15B illustrate an alternative mode of the container bagaccording to the above embodiments of the present invention.

FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate another alternative mode of the containerbag according to the above embodiments of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled inthe art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments areprovided in the following description only as examples and modificationswill be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principlesdefined in the following description would be applied to otherembodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applicationswithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a container bag of the presentinvention is illustrated, wherein the container bag, which is adaptedfor storing different items in a separated air-tight manner, comprises abag body 10 and a resealable lock 20.

The bag body 10 comprises a first layer 11 and a second layer 12overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13discretely provided between the first layer 11 and the second layer 12and a plurality of elongated sealing openings 131 for communicating withthe sealing pockets 13 respectively.

The resealable lock 20 comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21 providedat the sealing openings 131 respectively to seal and enclose the sealingpockets 13, wherein each of the zip lockers 21 is individually actuatedto unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13 so as to permit each of thesealing pockets 13 being reclosably sealed in a reusable manner.

According to the preferred embodiment, the first and second layers 11,12 are made of flexible material and preferably have good oxygen barrierproperties to keep the items, especially for edible products, within thesealing pockets 13. As shown in FIG. 1, two sealing pockets 13 areprovided within the first and second layers 11, 12, wherein the twosealing pockets 13 are identical and each of the sealing pockets 13 isformed between half of the first layer 11 and corresponding half of thesecond layer 12.

In addition, the bag body 10 further has one or more sealing portions 14that the first layer 11 is permanently sealed with the second layer 12to form a partition between the two neighboring sealing pockets 13. Asshown in FIG. 1, the sealing portion 14 is formed along a centerline ofthe bag body 10 to permanently seal the first and second layers 11, 12with each other such that the centerline of the bag body 10 form thepartition to separate the two sealing pockets 13. In other words, twodifferent items, such as sandwich and snacks, can be stored in thesealing pockets 13 respectively.

Accordingly, each of the sealing openings 131 is a discrete openingformed at the bag body 10 that each of the sealing pockets 13 has anair-tight chamber 132 when the sealing opening 131 is sealed via therespective zip locker 21, in such a manner that the air-tight chamber132 of each of the sealing pockets 13 is inaccessible to another theair-tight chamber 132 of the neighboring sealing pocket 13. In otherwords, the user is able to take out the item within the correspondingsealing pocket 13 via the respective zip locker 21 while the item withinanother sealing pocket 13 is remained sealed.

Preferably, each of the sealing pockets 13, which is formed in arectangular shape, has three sealing edges 133 and a sealable edge todefine the sealing opening 131 therealong. In other words, the threesealing edges 133 of each of the sealing pockets 13 are permanentlysealed while the zip locker 21 is provided at the sealable edge of thesealing pocket 13. Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings 131is formed along a peripheral edge of the bag body 10.

The two air-tight chambers 132 of the sealing pockets 13 are formed toprevent the food from leaking so as to prevent the foods from mixing indifferent sealing pockets 13. In order words, two of the sealing pockets13 are sharing one of the sealing edges as a common edge along thesealing portion 14 which is the partition for separating the two sealingpockets 13 to form two air-tight chambers 132 for sealing the foods indifferent sealing pockets 13.

In particularly, the sealing opening 131 of one of the sealing pockets13 is formed along one side peripheral edge of the bag body 13 while thesealing opening 131 of another sealing pocket 13 is formed along anotherside peripheral edge of the bag body 13, as shown in FIG. 1. Therefore,at least two of the sealing openings 131 are provided at the bag body 10and are extended in a parallel manner.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the zipper lockers 21 comprises a firstzipper 211 integrally provided along an opening edge of each of thesealing openings 131 at the first layer 11 and a second zipper 212integrally provided along an opening edge of the respective sealingopening 131 at the second layer 12 to detachably engage with the firstzipper 211 so as to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13.Accordingly, the two opening edges of each of the sealing opening 131are detachably engaged with each other via the first and second zippers211, 212 to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13.

According to the preferred embodiment, the first and second zippers 211,212 are zipper-type-reclosable fasteners integrally provided at thefirst and second layers 11, 12 respectively along the sealing opening131 thereof, wherein the user is able to join the first and secondzippers 211, 212 together through the zipper closure action as the userapplies thumb and finger pressure in a sweeping motion across the firstand second zippers 211, 212 at the sealing opening 131. Once the firstand second zippers 211, 212 are engaged with each other, the air-tightchamber 132 is formed within the sealing pocket 13 to seal and enclosethe item therein in an air-tight manner. The user is able to unseal andopen the sealing pocket 13 by applying an opposite pulling force at thefirst and second layers 11, 12 to disengage the first zipper 211 withthe second zipper 212.

It is worth to mention that the discrete sealing pockets 13 has thediscrete sealing opening 131 having the respective zip locker 21provided thereat, wherein each of the sealing pockets 13 is able to beenclosed and opened individually by press-to-close or pull-to-open thezip locker 21. Therefore, the individual zip lockers 21 provided at theindividual sealing openings 131 for each sealing pocket 13 to enable theuser to enclose and open the container bag in a reusable manner and toenable the sealing pockets 13 being enclosed or opened individually toavoid the unnecessary opening of the sealing pockets 13 which is notdesired to reach. It is appreciated that when the zip locker 21 isclosed, the three sealing edges and the sealable edge having the ziplocker 21 provided at the sealing opening 131 are formed the air-tightchamber 132 to securely seal the foods into the respective sealingpocket 13.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the container bag of asecond embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the firstembodiment, wherein the container bag comprises a bag body 10′ and aresealable lock 20′.

Having the similar structure of the first embodiment, the bag body 10′comprises a first layer 11′ and a second layer 12′ overlapped therewith,and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13′ discretely providedbetween the first layer 11′ and the second layer 12′ and a plurality ofelongated sealing openings 131′ for communicating with the sealingpockets 13′ respectively.

The resealable lock 20′ comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21′provided at the sealing openings 131 respectively to seal and enclosethe sealing pockets 13′, wherein each of the zip lockers 21′ isindividually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13′ so asto permit each of the sealing pockets 13′ being reclosably sealed in areusable manner.

The bag body 10′ further has one or more sealing portions 14′ that thefirst layer 11′ is permanently sealed with the second layer 12′ to forma partition between the two neighboring sealing pockets 13′. As shown inFIG. 3, the sealing portion 14′ is formed along a centerline of the bagbody 10′ to permanently seal the first and second layers 11′, 12′ witheach other such that the centerline of the bag body 10′ form thepartition to separate the two sealing pockets 13′. Each of the sealingopenings 131′ is a discrete opening formed at the bag body 10′ that eachof the sealing pockets 13′ has an air-tight chamber 132′ when thesealing opening 131′ is sealed via the respective zip locker 21′, insuch a manner that the air-tight chamber 132′ of each of the sealingpockets 13 is inaccessible to another the air-tight chamber 132′ of theneighboring sealing pocket 13′.

Each of the sealing pockets 13′, which is formed in a rectangular shape,has three sealing edges 133′ and a sealable edge to define the sealingopening 131′ therealong. In other words, the three sealing edges 133′ ofeach of the sealing pockets 13′ are permanently sealed while the ziplocker 21′ is provided at the sealable edge of the sealing pocket 13′.Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings 131′ is formed along aperipheral edge of the bag body 10′.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sealing opening 131′ of one of thesealing pockets 13 is formed along a top peripheral edge of the bag body13′ while the sealing opening 131′ of another sealing pocket 13′ isformed along the same top peripheral edge of the bag body 13′. In otherwords, the sealing portion 14′ of the bag body 10′ is provided betweentwo inner ends of the sealing openings 131′ of the sealing packets 13′,such that the sealing portion 14′ forms the partition between the twosealing openings 131′.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the zipper lockers 21′ comprises afirst zipper 211′ integrally provided along an opening edge of each ofthe sealing openings 131′ at the first layer 11′ and a second zipper212′ integrally provided along an opening edge of the respective sealingopening 131′ at the second layer 12′ to detachably engage with the firstzipper 211′ so as to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′.Accordingly, the two opening edges of each of the sealing opening 131′are detachably engaged with each other via the first and second zippers211′, 212′ to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′.

Each of the zipper lockers 21′ further comprises a slider 213′ slidablyengaging with the first and second zippers 211′, 212′ to slide alongeach of the sealing opening 131′ so as to ensure the first and secondzippers 211′, 212′ being secured with each other. Accordingly, when thezip slider 213′ is slid at one end of the sealing opening 131′, thefirst and second zippers 211′, 212′ are disengaged with each other tounseal and open the respective sealing pocket 13′. When the zip slider213′ is slid at another opposed end of the sealing opening 131′, thefirst and second zippers 211′, 212′ are engaged with each other to sealand enclose the respective sealing pocket 13′.

It is worth to mention that the discrete sealing pockets 13′ has thediscrete sealing opening 131′ having the respective zip locker 21′provided thereat, wherein each of the sealing pockets 13′ is able to beenclosed and opened individually by sliding the zip slider 213′ of thezip locker 21′. Therefore, the individual zip lockers 21′ provided atthe individual sealing openings 131′ for sealing each sealing pockets13′ enables the user to enclose and open the container bag in a reusablemanner and to enable the sealing pockets 13′ being enclosed or openedindividually to avoid the unnecessary opening of the sealing pockets 13′which is not desired to reach. It is appreciated that when the ziplocker 21′ is closed, the three sealing edges and the sealable edgehaving the zip locker 21′ provided at the sealing opening 131′ areformed the air-tight chamber 132′ to securely seal the foods into therespective sealing pocket 13′.

It is worth to mention that the container bag according to the first andsecond embodiments can be manufactured via the conventionalmanufacturing method which provides two rolls of flexible sheets. Byoverlapping the flexible sheets with each other and forming theresealable lock 20, 20′, the first and second layers 11, 12, 11′, 12′with the built-in first and second zippers 21, 21′ are formed. Then, bycutting and heat-sealing the two flexible sheets in a predetermineddimension, the container bag can be manufactured with multiple sealingpockets 13, 13′.

Referring to FIGS. 5A to 5C of the drawings, the container bag can havedifferent pocket configurations according to the above first and secondpreferred embodiments. Accordingly, at least two of the sealing openings131, 131′ of the sealing pockets 13, 13′ are extended in a parallelmanner. It is appreciated that one of the sealing opening 131, 131′ isextended perpendicularly to another sealing opening 131, 131′.

An example is shown in FIG. 5A to illustrate the first alternativepocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides three sealing pockets13A, 13B, 13C, wherein the first sealing pocket 13A has a size largerthan the size of each of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C,while the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C are identical.

In other words, the larger first sealing pocket 13A is combined with twosmaller second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C to form a firstalternative pocket configuration. Since the bag body 10 provides threesealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, there are three sealing openings 131A,131B, 131C and three zip lockers 21A, 21B, 21C.

The bag body 10 has a first sealing portion 14A provided along thecenterline of the bag body 10 to form a first partition between thefirst sealing pocket 13A and the second and third sealing pockets 13B,13C. A second sealing portion 14B is perpendicularly extended from thefirst sealing portion 14A to form a second partition between the secondand third sealing pockets 13B, 13C.

The first zip locker 21A is provided along the first sealing opening131A of the first sealing pocket 13A along the peripheral edge of thebag body 10. A second zip locker 21B and a third zip locker 21C areprovided at the second sealing openings 131B of the second sealingpocket 13B and the first sealing opening 131C of the third sealingpocket 13C respectively, wherein the second zip locker 21B and the thirdzip locker 21C are aligned with each other end-to-end. In addition, thesecond and third zip lockers 21B, 21C are extended along the second andthird sealing openings 131B, 131C respectively at a position adjacentand parallel to the first sealing portion 14A. In addition, the secondand third zip lockers 21B, 21C are extended parallel to the first ziplocker 21A. Therefore, three independent sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13Care formed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely sealthe items therein while each of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C can beopened individually via the respective zip locker 21A, 21B, 21C.

Another example is shown in FIG. 5B to illustrate the second alternativepocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D,13E side-by-side, wherein the first sealing pocket 13D has a size largerthan the size of the second sealing pocket 13E. In other words, sincethe bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E, there are twosealing openings 131D, 131E and two zip lockers 21D, 21E. The bag body10 has a sealing portion 14 provided along the centerline of the bagbody 10 to form a partition between the first sealing pocket 13D and thesecond sealing pocket 13E.

The first zip locker 21 is provided along the first sealing opening 131Dof the first sealing pocket 13D along the peripheral edge of the bagbody 10. A second zip locker 21E is provided at the second sealingopenings 131E of the second sealing pocket 13E. In addition, the secondzip locker 21E is extended along the second sealing opening 131E at aposition adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition,the second zip locker 21E is extended perpendicularly to the first ziplocker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13D, 13E areformed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal theitems therein while each of the sealing pockets 13D, 13E can be openedindividually via the respective zip locker 21D, 21E.

Another example is shown in FIG. 5C to illustrate the third alternativepocket configuration. The bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13F,13G as a top pocket and a bottom pocket, wherein the first and secondsealing pockets 13F, 13G are identical in size and shape. Since the bagbody 10 provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G, there are two sealingopenings 131F, 131G and two zip lockers 21F, 21G. The bag body 10 has asealing portion 14 provided along the centerline of the bag body 10 toform a partition between the first sealing pocket 13F and the secondsealing pocket 13G.

The first zip locker 21F is provided along the first sealing opening131F of the first sealing pocket 13F along the peripheral edge of thebag body 10. A second zip locker 21G is provided at the second sealingopenings 131G of the second sealing pocket 13G. In addition, the secondzip locker 21G is extended along the second sealing opening 131G at aposition adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition,the second zip locker 21G is extended parallel to the first zip locker21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13F, 13G are formed toprovide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the itemstherein while each of the sealing pockets 13F, 13G can be openedindividually via the respective zip locker 21F, 21G.

In order to manufacture the container bag with multiple sealing pockets13, the present invention further provides a manufacturing process tomake the container bag, as shown in FIG. 6. As an example shown in FIG.5A, the three sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C are formed individually viathe conventional process of the container bag. Accordingly, each of thesealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C has a peripheral margin portion 130A,130B, 130C remained uncut.

Accordingly, the margin portion 130B, 130C of the second and thirdsealing pockets 13B, 13C are overlapped and sealed with the marginportion 130A of the first sealing pocket 13A to form the first sealingportion 14A of the bag body 10. The margin portion 130B of the secondsealing pocket 13B is overlapped and sealed with the margin portion 130Cof the third sealing pocket 13C to form the second sealing portion 14 ofthe bag body 10. Then, the rest of the margin portions 130A, 130B, 130Cof the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C will be cut to trim the margin edgeof the bag body 10 such that the container bag having multiple sealingpockets and multiple sealable locks is formed. Accordingly, thecontainer bag with multiple sealable locks can be produced in the waywhich is similar to the conventional producing method without otherspecial machine or complicated steps involving, so as to minimize themanufacturing cost of the container bag.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 of the drawings, a container bag according toa third embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein thecontainer bag, having the similar structure of the first and secondembodiments, comprises a bag body 10″ and a resealable lock 20″.

The bag body 10″ comprises a first layer 11″ and a second layer 12″overlapped therewith, and defines a plurality of sealing pockets 13″discretely provided between the first layer 11″ and the second layer 12″and a plurality of elongated sealing openings 131″ for communicatingwith the sealing pockets 13″ respectively.

As shown in FIG. 11, the bag body 10″ further has a tearing line 101″extending therealong between the sealing pockets 13″, wherein thesealing pockets 13″ are adapted to be torn off along the tearing line101″ to form the discrete sealing pockets 13″. In addition, the bag body10″ further has a tearing notch 102″ formed at one end of the tearingline 101″ such that the user is able to separate the sealing pockets 13″by tearing along the tearing line 101″ starting at the tearing notch102″. It is appreciated that the tearing line 101″ and the tearing notch102″ can be provided at the bag body 10, 10′ of the first and secondembodiments to allow the sealing pockets 13, 13″ being detached fromeach other. Accordingly, the tearing line 101″ is preferably formedalong the sealing portion 14, 14′ of the bag body 10, 10′ according toshe first and second embodiments.

According to the a third preferred embodiment of the present invention,the sealing pockets 13″ can be used individually just like conventionalcontainer bags. But a group of sealing pockets can be detachablyassembled together to form a one bag body 10″.

The resealable lock 20″ comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21″provided at the sealing openings 131″ respectively to seal and enclosethe sealing pockets 13″, wherein each of the zip lockers 21″ isindividually actuated to unsealed and open the sealing pocket 13″ so asto permit each of the sealing pockets 13″ being reclosably sealed in areusable manner. Each of the sealing pockets 13″ has an air-tightchamber 132″ when the sealing opening 131″ is sealed via the respectivezip locker 21″.

Each of the sealing pockets 13″, which is preferably formed in arectangular shape, has three sealing edges 133″ and a sealable edge todefine the sealing opening 131″ therealong. In other words, the threesealing edges 133″ of each of the sealing pockets 13″ are permanentlysealed while the zip locker 21″ is provided at the sealable edge of thesealing pocket 13″. Accordingly, at least one of the sealing openings131″ is formed along a peripheral edge of the bag body 10″.

As it is mentioned in the first embodiment, each of the zipper lockers21″ comprises a first zipper 211″ integrally provided along an openingedge of each of the sealing openings 131″ at the first layer 11″ and asecond zipper 212″ integrally provided along an opening edge of therespective sealing opening 131″ at the second layer 12″ to detachablyengage with the first zipper 211″ so as to seal and enclose therespective sealing pocket 13″. Accordingly, the two opening edges ofeach of the sealing opening 131″ are detachably engaged with each othervia the first and second zippers 211″, 212″ to seal and enclose therespective sealing pocket 13″.

As an alternative mode of the first and second embodiments, the sealingpockets 13″ of the third embodiment can be physically separated fromeach other. In another word, the sealing pockets 13″ are not permanentlyaffixed together.

As shown in FIG. 7, the container bag further comprises a detachablefastening arrangement 15″ for detachably fastening the sealing pockets13″ edge-to-edge in a selectively re-arranging manner, so as toadjustably arrange the combination-configuration of the bag body 10″.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the detachable fastening arrangement 15″comprises a first fastener 151″ and a second fastener 152″ selectivelyprovided at the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively anddetachably fastened with each other. Accordingly, the first fastener151″ is provided along at least one edge of each of the sealing pocket13″ while the corresponding second fastener 152″ provided along anotheredge of each of the sealing pocket 13″ to detachably fasten with thefirst fastener 151″ so as to detachably fasten the sealing pockets 13″with each other edge-to-edge. The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″are selectively provided along the sealing edges 133″ and the sealableedge to detachably couple the sealing pockets 13″ edge-to-edge.

As shown in FIG. 11, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ areformed adjacent to the tearing line 101″ of the bag body 10″ such thatafter the bag body 10″ is torn off along the tearing line 101″ toseparate the sealing pockets 13″, the sealing pockets 13″ are adapted tocouple with each other via the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″. Inother words, the bag body 10″ is initially formed in a one piecestructure to integrally couple the sealing pockets 13″ with each other.The user is able to separate the sealing pockets 13″ by tearing alongthe tearing line 101″ and to re-couple the sealing pockets 13″ byfastening the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ areidentical and are detachably fastened with each other. Accordingly, thefirst and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are two adhering layers providedalong the edges of the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein theadhering layers are adapted to re-coupled with each other and areadapted to re-detach from each other. In other words, the adheringlayers can be integrally provided along the edges of the sealing pockets13″ that the adhering layers can be reusably coupled with each other.Therefore, the user is able to selective re-arrange the configuration ofthe bag body 10″ by detachably coupling the sealing pockets 13″ indifferent formations or combinations, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C.

Similar to FIGS. 5A to 5C of the above first and second preferredembodiments as an example, the container bag can have different pocketcombination-configurations illustrated in FIGS. 9A to 9C. Accordingly,at least two of the sealing openings 131″ of the sealing pockets 13″ areextended in a parallel manner. It is appreciated that one of the sealingopening 131″ is extended perpendicularly to another sealing opening131″.

An example is shown in FIG. 9A to illustrate the first alternativepocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides threesealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, wherein the first sealing pocket 13A hasa size larger than the size of each of the second and third sealingpockets 13B, 13C, while the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13Care identical.

In other words, the larger first sealing pocket 13A is combined with twosmaller second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C to form a firstalternative pocket configuration. Since the bag body 10″ provides threesealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C, there are three sealing openings 131A,13B, 13C and three zip lockers 21A, 21B, 21C.

The first fastener 151″ is provided at one of the edges of the firstsealing pocket 13A and the second fasteners 152″ are provided at thecorresponding edges of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13Crespectively to detachably couple the first sealing pocket 13A with thesecond and third sealing pockets 13B, 13C at the first combining portion14A. In addition, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are providedthe corresponding edges of the second and third sealing pockets 13B, 13Crespectively to detachably couple the second sealing pocket 13B with thethird sealing pocket 13C at the second combining portion 14B.

The first zip locker 21A is provided along the first sealing opening131A of the first sealing pocket 13A along the peripheral edge of thebag body 10″. A second zip locker 21B and a third zip locker 21C areprovided at the second sealing openings 131B of the second sealingpocket 13B and the first sealing opening 131C of the third sealingpocket 13C respectively, wherein the second zip locker 21B and the thirdzip locker 21C are aligned with each other end-to-end. Therefore, threeindependent sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C are formed to provide theindividual air-tight chambers to securely seal the items therein whileeach of the sealing pockets 13A, 13B, 13C can be opened individually viathe respective zip locker 21A, 21B, 21C and can be detached from eachother via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.

Another example is shown in FIG. 9B to illustrate the second alternativepocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides two sealingpockets 13D, 13E side-by-side, wherein the first sealing pocket 13D hasa size larger than the size of the second sealing pocket 13E. In otherwords, since the bag body 10 provides two sealing pockets 13D, 13E,there are two sealing openings 131D, 131E and two zip lockers 21D, 21E.

The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are provides tbe correspondingedges of the first and second sealing pockets 13D, 13E respectively todetachably couple the first sealing pocket 13D with the second sealingpocket 13E at the combining portion 14.

The first zip locker 21D is provided along the first sealing opening131D of the first sealing pocket 13D along the peripheral edge of thebag body 10. A second zip locker 21E is provided at the second sealingopenings 131E of the second sealing pocket 13E. In addition, the secondzip locker 21E is extended along the second sealing opening 131E at aposition adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition,the second zip locker 21E is extended perpendicularly to the first ziplocker 21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13D, 13E areformed to provide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal theitems therein while each of the sealing pockets 13D, 13E can be openedindividually via the respective zip locker 21D, 21E and can be detachedfrom each other via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.

Another example is shown in FIG. 9C to illustrate the third alternativepocket combination-configuration. The bag body 10″ provides two sealingpockets 13F, 13G as a top pocket and a bottom pocket, wherein the firstand second sealing pockets 13F, 13G are identical in size and shape.Since the bag body 10″ provides two sealing pockets 13F, 13G, there aretwo sealing openings 131F, 131G and two zip lockers 21F, 21G.

The first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are provided the correspondingedges of the first and second sealing pockets 13F, 13G respectively todetachably couple the first sealing pocket 13F with the second sealingpocket 13G at the combining portion 14.

The first zip locker 21F is provided along the first sealing opening131F of the first sealing pocket 13F along the peripheral edge of thebag body 10″. A second zip locker 21G is provided at the second sealingopenings 131G of the second sealing pocket 13G. In addition, the secondzip locker 21G is extended along the second sealing opening 131G at aposition adjacent and parallel to the sealing portion 14. In addition,the second zip locker 21G is extended parallel to the first zip locker21D. Therefore, two independent sealing pockets 13F, 13G are formed toprovide the individual air-tight chambers to securely seal the itemstherein while each of the sealing pockets 13F, 13G can be openedindividually via the respective zip locker 21F, 21G and can be detachedfrom each other via the detachable fastening arrangement 15″.

FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate the alternative modes of the detachablefastening arrangement 15″ to re-arrange the combination-configuration ofthe bag body 10″. As shown in FIG. 10A, the first and second fasteners151″, 152″ are first and second zippers provided at the edges of thesealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the first and second zippersare detachably fastened with each other to detachably couple the sealingpockets 13″ with each other. As shown in FIG. 10B, the first and secondfasteners 151″, 152″ are hook and loop fasteners provided at the edgesof the sealing pockets 13″ respectively, wherein the hook and loopfasteners are detachably fastened with each other to detachably couplethe sealing pockets 13″ with each other.

As shown in FIG. 10C, the first and second fasteners 151″, 152″ are snapbuttons and button holes provided at the edges of the sealing pockets13″ respectively, wherein the snap buttons and button holes aredetachably fastened with each other to detachably couple the sealingpockets 13″ with each other. Accordingly, the arrangement of the snapfastener has a standard such as a unique size and distance, thereforedifferent sealing pockets 13″ can be assembled.

It is appreciated that each of the sealing pockets 13″ can have one ormore first or second fasteners 151″, 152″. For example, both the firstand second fasteners 151″, 152″ can provide at different sealing edges133″ of the rectangular sealing pocket 13″. The sealing opening 131″ ofthe sealing pocket 13″ can have one of the first and second fasteners151″, 152″ provided therealong. In this way, the present inventionprovides a big flexibility to assemble the sealing pockets 13″ indifferent combination-configuration.

Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13 of the drawings, a container bag accordingto a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention isillustrated, wherein the container bag having similar structure as abovepreferred embodiments comprises a container body 10H having a firstlayer 11H and a second layer 12H overlapped therewith, and define atleast two sealing pocket 13H between the first and second layer 11H,12H.

The sealing pocket 13H is discretely provided between the first andsecond layer 11H, 12H, wherein each of the sealing pockets 13H has anelongated sealing opening 131H for communicating with each of thesealing pockets 13H, so as to access an object received therewithin. Twoof the sealing openings are preferably formed non-parallel with eachother.

The container body may also have a resealable lock 20H, which comprisesa plurality of zip lockers 21H provided along the edge of sealingopenings 131H for sealing and enclosing the sealing pockets 13H so as topermit each of the sealing pockets 13H being reclosably seated in aresealable manner.

Accordingly, in the preferred embodiment, at least one of the sealingopenings 131H of the sealing pockets 13H is preferably inclined withrespect to another sealing pocket 13H for increasing a length of theinclined sealing opening 131H, such that when the zip locker 21H isactuated to unseal the sealing opening 131H, a diameter of the sealingopening is enlarged for conveniently accessing and communicating withthe sealing pocket 13H. In other words, at least one of the sealingopening 131H is inclined to extend non-parallely to another sealingopening 131H to increase the length of the inclined sealing opening.

As shown in FIG. 12, two neighboring sealing pockets 131H, a firstsealing pocket 13H and a second sealing pocket 13H, are illustrated as afirst example of the fourth preferred embodiment of the inclined sealingopening 131H, wherein the second sealing opening 131H of the secondsealing pocket 13H is inclined to increase the length thereof in aninclined manner. Therefore, the inclined second sealing opening 131 isalso formed a trapezoid shaped sealing pockets 13H, wherein the inclinedsealing opening 131H is preferably form at one of the two edges of anon-parallel pair edges of the trapezoid shape.

More specifically, the inclined second sealing opening 131H ispreferably formed at the relatively longer side of the two edges of thenon-parallel pair edges of the trapezoid shape, so that the inclinedsealing opening 131H is able to maximize the length thereof. In otherwords, the inclined second sealing opening 131H is formed at a slantededge of the trapezoid shaped second sealing pocket 13H in the inclinedmanner.

In the first example, one of the sealing opening 131H is horizontallyformed at the first sealing pocket 13H while the second sealing opening131H is inclinedly extended at the second sealing pocket 13H to increasethe length of the sealing opening 131H.

Accordingly, the first sealing opening 131H is connected to the secondsealing opening 131 in an end-to-end manner, wherein a sealing portion14H permanently sealing the first and second layer 11H, 12H is furtherprovided between the first and second sealing pocket 13H to form apartition therebetween, so as to form two individual zip lockers 21H atthe first and second sealing openings 131H respectively. Thus, the ziplockers 21H are able to be individually actuated to unseal and open eachof the sealing pockets 13H. In other words, the zipper lockers 21H areextended in the end-to-end manner and are able for being independentlyactuated for enclosing each of the sealing pockets 13H via the partitionof the sealing portion 14. It is appreciated that more than one sealingportions 14H may be provided for forming more than two sealing pockets13H, so as to form the discretely sealing pockets 13H between the firstand second layers 11H, 12H.

As mentioned above, the first sealing pocket 13H is preferably has arectangular shape and has a zip locker 21H horizontally provided at thefirst sealing opening 131H. The second sealing pocket 13H has asubstantially trapezoid shape to form the two edges of non-parallel pairof the trapezoid sides, such that the second sealing opening 131H isformed at the slanted edge of the trapezoid shaped second sealing pocket13H to increase the length of the sealing opening 131H.

As shown in FIG. 13, a second example according to the fourth preferredembodiment with two sealing pockets 13H having similar structure as theabove example is illustrated, wherein the first sealing opening 131H isformed at a rectangular shaped first sealing pocket 13H while the secondsealing opening is inclinedly formed at the second sealing pockets 13H,so as to increase the length of the second sealing opening 131 of thesecond sealing pocket 13.

The first sealing opening 131H is extended vertically at the firstsealing pocket 13H, while the second sealing opening 131H is inclinedlyextended at the second sealing pocket 13H with respect of the firstsealing opening 131H to increase the length of the second sealingopening 131H. In other word, the second sealing pocket 13H preferablyhas a trapezoid shape forming the inclined second sealing opening 131Hat the slanted edge of the trapezoid shaped second sealing pocket 131H.

More specifically, the first sealing opening is preferably extendedvertically along one of the two vertical edges of the rectangular shapedfirst sealing pocket 13, while the second sealing opening 131 isinclined and provided at a relatively longer edge of the two edges ofthe non-parallel pair of the trapezoid shape. Therefore, the firstsealing opening and the second sealing opening 131 are formed aninclining angle therebetween, which is smaller than 90°. The first andsecond zip lockers 21H thus are formed at the first and second sealingopening 131H respectively for being independently actuated forindividually communicating with each of the sealing pockets 13H.

At least one sealing portion 14H that the first layer 11H is permanentlysealed with the second layer 12H to form a partition between the twoneighboring sealing pockets 13H, so as to form two individual ziplockers 21H of the two adjacent sealing pockets. Therefore, the ziplockers 21H are able to be independently actuated for accessing theobject received within each of the sealing pockets 13H.

Referring to FIG. 14 of the drawings, an alternative of the containerbag according to the fourth preferred embodiment is illustrated, whereinthe first and second layer 11H, 12H are overlapped to form at least twosealing pockets 13H therebetween. Each of the sealing pockets 13H has anelongated sealing opening 131H for communicatively accessing a receivingcavity within the sealing pockets 13H. Each of the zip lockers 21H ofthe sealable lock 20H are provided along each of the elongated sealingopening 131H for accessing the receiving cavity of the sealing pockets13H in a resealable manner.

Accordingly, one of the sealing opening 131H of two neighboring sealingpockets 13H has a curved configuration to increase a length of thesealing opening 131H in an arc-shaped manner, while the other sealingopening 131H is extended in a non-parallely manner with respect to thecurved sealing opening 131H, such as extended in vertical or horizontalmanner. The curved sealing opening 131H may further be inclined whileforming the curve shaped sealing opening 131H for further increasing thelength of the curved sealing opening 131H. The curved sealing opening131H of the inclined sealing opening 131H is preferably formed along oneof the peripheral edges of the container body 10H, so as to increase thelength of the sealing opening 131H.

As shown in FIG. 14, an example is illustrated with two sealing pockets13H, a first and a second sealing pockets 13H, formed between the firstand second layer 11H, 12H, wherein the curved sealing opening 131H ispreferably formed at a second sealing opening 131H of the second sealingpocket 13H, so that a relatively longer length of the curved sealingopening 131H is formed for conveniently accessing the sealing pocket 13Hthrough the increased length of sealing opening 131H.

As mentioned above, the sealing opening 131H in this example ishorizontally formed at the first sealing pocket 13H while the sealingopening 131H is extended in a curved configuration at the second sealingpocket 13H to increase the length of the sealing opening 131H at thesecond sealing pocket 13H in the arc-shaped manner. Therefore, the ziplockers 21H of the first and second sealing pockets 13H are extendedend-to-end and are independent actuated to seal and enclose the sealingpockets 13H respectively.

The bag body 10H further has at least one sealing portion 14H that thefirst layer 11H is permanently sealed with the second layer 12H to forma partition between the two neighboring sealing pockets 13H, so as toform two individual zip lockers 21H of the two adjacent sealing pockets13H. It is worth to mention that the partition of the sealing portion14H also formed the independently actuating zip lockers 21H forindividually accessing the sealing pockets 13H.

It is appreciated that each of the sealing openings from all of theabove examples of the preferred embodiments is preferably a discreteopening formed at the bag body 10H that each of the sealing pockets 13Hhas an air-tight chamber when the sealing opening is sealed via therespective zip locker 21H, such that the each of the sealing pockets 13Hformed the air-tight chamber is inaccessible to another air-tightchamber of each of the neighboring sealing pocket 13H.

It will be readily appreciated that the inclined and/or curved sealingopenings 131 of the examples of FIGS. 12 to 14 of the preferredembodiment of the present invention are interchangeable. The sealingpockets 13H of the container body may have the curved sealing opening131H and inclined sealing opening 131H at the same time for increasingthe length thereof. The sealing opening 131H may also has variety ofnon-straight line shape in order to increase the length of the sealingopening 131H.

It is appreciated that each of the above zipper lockers 21H may furthercomprises a first and a second zippers 211H, 212H and a zip slider 213Hslidably engaging with the first and second zippers 211H, 212H, which isprovided along the sealing opening 131H at the first and second layers11H, 12H respectively, to slide along each of the sealing openings 131H,so as to ensure the first and second zippers 211H, 212H being securedwith each other.

Accordingly, when the zip slider 213H is slid at one end of the sealingopening 131H, the first and second zippers 211H, 212H are disengagedwith each other to unseal and open the respective sealing pocket 13H.When the zip slider 213H is slid at another opposed end of the sealingopening 131H, the first and second zippers 211H, 212H are engaged witheach other to seal and enclose the respective sealing pocket 13H, so asto form the air-tight chamber of each of the sealing pockets 13H. Thefirst and second zippers 211H, 212H may be manually actuated by applyinga pressing force to engage and disengage the first and second zippers211H, 212H for seal or unseal the zip lockers 21H respectively.

In order to further illustrate the function of the container bag, anexample of using the container bag as a salad bag is described asfollowing. The salad bag of the container bag has at least two sealingpockets, wherein one of the sealing pockets is a vegetable bag adaptedfor containing the vegetables while the other sealing pocket is dressingbag adapted for containing the salad dressing. The tearing line 101″illustrated in FIG. 11 is able to be further provided between any twoneighboring sealing pockets shown from FIGS. 1 to 14 at the sealingportion therebetween, so that the dressing bag is able to be detachedfor pulling the salad dressing therewithin into the vegatables in thevegetable bag.

Take tbe container bag shown in FIG. 12 as the example for using thecontainer bag as the salad bag, wherein the tearing line 101″ is furtherprovided between the first and the second sealing pocket 13H (not shownin FIG. 12) for detaching the second sealing pocket 13H from the firstsealing pocket 13H. The first sealing pocket 13H is adapted as thevegetable bag preferably for containing the vegetables of salad, and thesecond sealing pocket 13H is adapted as the dressing bag preferably forcontaining the salad dressing therewithin.

Therefore, the first sealing pocket 13H is filling in the vegetables ofthe salad while the second sealing pocket 13H is filling in the saladdressing. The vegetables and the salad dressing are resealably sealedand enclosed within the vegetable bag of the first sealing pocket 13Hand within the dressing bag of the second sealing pocket 13Hrespectively. Thus, the dressing bag of the second sealing pocket 13H isable to be detached from the vegetable bag of the first sealing pocket13H and opened via the zip locker 21H for pulling out the salad dressingtherein.

The vegetable bag of the first sealing pocket 13H is able to bereclosably opened via the zip locker 21H at the sealing opening, so thatthe salad dressing within the dressing bag of the second sealing pocket13H is able to be pulled into the vegetable bag for mixing with thevegetables therewithin.

It is worth to mention that the vegetable bag of the first sealingpocket 13H of the salad bag is able to be resealed or relocked via theresealable zip locker 13H at the sealing opening 131H, so that after thesalad dressing is being pulled into the vegetable bag, the zip locker13H is able to reseal the first sealing pocket 13H for well-mixing thevegetable with the salad dressing therewithin, such as via shaking thesealed vegetable bag of the first sealing pocket 13H.

It is appreciated that the tearing line 101″ enables the dressing bag tobe detached from the salad bag, so that the salad dressing within thedressing bag is able to be conveniently pulled into the salad bag formixing with the vegetables therewithin. The tearing line 101″ may beprovided between any two neighboring sealing pockets of the containerbag shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 for forming the salad bag in this example.

As shown in FIG. 15, a method of preparing a meal by the container bagis further illustrated, wherein the method comprises the steps offollowings.

(a) Fill a first type food in a first sealing pocket 13 of the containerbag.

(b) Fill a second type food in a second sealing pocket 13 of thecontainer bag adjacent to the first sealing pocket 13.

(c) Tear the tearing line 101″ at the sealing portion between the firstand second sealing pocket 13 for tearing apart the first and secondsealing pocket 13.

(d) Resealably unseal the first and second sealing pocket 13.

(e) Pull the second type food within the second sealing pocket 13 intothe first sealing pocket 13 for mixing with the first type foodtherewithin.

Take the vegetable of the salad and the salad dressing for example. Thefirst type, food is embodied as vegetable being received within thefirst sealing pocket 13, while the second type food is embodied as saladdressing being filled within the second sealing pocket 13. After thesealing pockets 13 are filled with the first and second type food, thezip lockers 21 at the sealing openings 131 of the first and secondsealing pocket 13 respectively are locked for sealing thereof.

Accordingly, the vegetable and the salad dressing of the first andsecond type food are able to be separately stored within the individualsealing pockets 13 of the container bag for prolong the preserving timeof the food therewithin, so as to keep the food relatively more fresh.When the user is about to enjoy the salad meal, the tearing line 101″ isable to be tore for separating apart the dressing bag of the secondsealing pocket 13 from the vegetable bag of the first sealing pocket 13,in such a manner that the zip lockers 21 at the first and second sealingpocket 13 is able to be unsealed for pulling the salad dressing withinthe second sealing pocket 13 into the first sealing pocket 13 for mixingwith the vegetable therewithin for forming the salad meal.

In order to well-mix the second type food with the first type food, astep of resealing the zip locker 21 of the first sealing pocket 13 forwell mixing the first and second type food. For example, well mix thesalad dressing and the vegetable within first sealing pocket 13 byshaking or moving the first sealing pocket 13 back and forth or up anddown.

It is worth to mention that the resealable zip lockers 21 of the firstand second sealing pocket 13 are able to be resealed or relocked forstoring the rest of the unconsumed first and/or second type foodtherewithin. Therefore, the container bag enables conveniently mixingthe first and second type food to form the meal while storing the foodin the container bag to optimize the freshness and maximize the shelftime of the food.

As will be readily appreciated that the second type food may be anyother dressings or sauces for mixing with the first type food, such aspasta, potato, rice, and crackers etc., so that the food being containedwithin the container bag are able to be separately well-stored forprolong the shelf time of the food and optimizing the effectiveness ofkeeping the freshness of the food while being able to convenientlypreparing the meal by mixing the first and second food when the user isable to enjoy the meal.

Three of more type of food may further being contained within theindividual sealing pockets 13 of the container bag for mixing three ormore type of food together for preparing the meal.

As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the container body is modified to have analternative pocket configuration of the above embodiments, wherein thecontainer body comprises a bag body 10J and a resealable lock 20J.

The bag body 10J comprises a first layer 11J and a second layer 12Joverlapped with each other, wherein the bag body 10J further has aplurality of sealing portions 14J provided thereat to form at least afirst sealing pocket 13J and a second sealing pocket 13J discretelyprovided between the first layer 11J and the second layer 12J of the bagbody 10J. Accordingly, three of the sealing portions 14J are provided atthree sealing edges of the first sealing pocket and three of the sealingportions 14J are provided at three sealing edges of the second sealingpocket, such that each of the first sealing pocket and the secondsealing pocket has an unsealed edge serving as an elongated opening131J. In other words, each of the first and second sealing pockets 13Jis formed in a rectangular shape.

The resealable lock 20J comprises a plurality of zip lockers 21Jprovided at the elongated openings 131J of the first sealing pocket 13Jand the second sealing pocket 13J, wherein each of the first sealingpocket and the second sealing pocket is reclosably sealed by theresealable lock 20J. Preferably, the zip lockers 21J arezipper-type-reclosable fasteners integrally provided at the first andsecond layers 11J, 12J respectively along the sealing opening 131Jthereof, wherein the user is able to fasten the zip locker 21J togetherthrough the zipper closure action as the user applies thumb and fingerpressure in a sweeping motion across the zip locker 21J at the sealingopening 131J.

As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the tearing line 101J is formed betweenthe first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J to allowthe first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J to betorn off along the tearing line 101J. In particular, the tearing line131J is formed at the bag body 10J between the elongated openings 131Jof the first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J. It isworth mentioning that the tearing line 101J is formed along one of thesealing portions 14J of the bag body 10J. The sealing portion 14J wherethe tearing line 101J formed therealong is the common sealing portionbetween the first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J.Therefore, when the first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealingpocket 13J are separated from each other, the zip lockers 21J areindependent actuated to seal and enclose the first sealing pocket 13Jand the second sealing pocket 13J respectively.

The tearing notch 102J is formed at one end of the tearing line 10J,wherein the tearing notch 102J serves as a tearing guidance, such thatthe user is able to easily separate the first sealing pocket 13J and thesecond sealing pocket 13J by tearing along the tearing line 101Jstarting at the tearing notch 102J.

As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the elongated openings 131J of the firstsealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J at two oppositesides of the bag body 10J, such that said tearing line 101J is formed atthe bag body 10J parallel to the elongated openings 131J of the firstsealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J. Accordingly, asize of the first sealing pocket 13J is larger than a size of the secondsealing pocket 13J. For example, the first sealing pocket 13J serves asa salad bag and the second sealing pocket 13J serves as a dressing bag,such that the salad and the dressing are separated and sealed in theair-tight chambers of the first sealing pocket 13J and the secondsealing pocket 13J respectively. Therefore, the user is able to carryone single container bag to separate the salad from the dressing beforeuse. It is worth mentioning that each of the first and second sealingpockets 13J, 13J can be opened individually via the zip locker 21J. Theuser is able to detach the first sealing pocket 13J from the secondsealing pocket 13J along the tearing line 101J and to apply the dressingfrom the second sealing pocket 13J to the first sealing pocket 13J formixing the dressing with the salad.

Accordingly, the present invention further provides a method ofmanufacturing a container bag, comprising the following steps.

(1) Overlap and seal the first layer 11J and the second layer 12J witheach other to form the bag body 10J. Preferably, the size and shape ofthe first layer 11J is identical to the size and shape of the secondlayer 12J. Each of the first layer 11J and the second layer 12J has arectangular shape.

(2) Form at least one first sealing pocket 13J and one second sealingpocket 13J discretely provided between the first layer 11J and thesecond layer 12J of the bag body 10J. Accordingly, each of the firstsealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J has three sealingedges sealed by the sealing portions 14J respectively and an unsealededge serving as the elongated opening 131J.

(3) Provide the resealable lock 20J at the elongated opening 131J ofeach of the first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealing pocket 13J,wherein each of the first sealing pocket 13J and the second sealingpocket 13J is reclosably sealed by the resealable lock 20J.

(4) Form the tearing line 101J between the first sealing pocket 13J andthe second sealing pocket 13J to allow the first sealing pocket 13J andthe second sealing pocket 13J to be torn off along the tearing line101J.

FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate another alternative mode of the containerbag which has the similar configuration in FIGS. 15A and 15B expect thelocation of the elongated opening 131K of the second sealing pocket 13K.Accordingly, the elongated opening 131J of the first sealing pocket 13Jis formed along one side of the bag body 10J, wherein the elongatedopening 131K of the second sealing pocket 13K is formed between theelongated opening 131J of the first sealing pocket 13J and the opposedside of the bag body 10J. In particular, the elongated opening 131J ofthe first sealing pocket 13J is parallel to the elongated opening 131Kof the second sealing pocket 13K.

The tearing line 101J is formed along one of the sealing portions 14J ofthe bag body 10J, wherein the tearing line 101J is located between andis parallel to the elongated opening 131J of the first sealing pocket13J and the elongated opening 131K of the second sealing pocket 13K. Inparticular, the tearing line 101J is located above the elongated opening131K of the second sealing pocket 13K. In other words, the elongatedopening 131K of the second sealing pocket 13K is located between thetearing line 101J and the opposed side of the bag body 10J. In order toopen the second sealing pocket 13K via the corresponding zip locker 21J,the second sealing pocket 13K must be detached from the first sealingpocket 13J. In other words, the user is able to break the correspondingsealing portion 14J after the second sealing pocket 13K must be detachedfrom the first sealing pocket 13J, so as to open up the second sealingpocket 13K.

The skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have beenfully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown anddescribed for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A container bag, comprising: a bag body whichcomprises a first layer and a second layer overlapped with each other,wherein said bag body further has a plurality of sealing portionsprovided thereat to form at least a first sealing pocket and a secondsealing pocket discretely provided between said first layer and saidsecond layer of said bag body, wherein three of said sealing portionsare provided at three sealing edges of said first sealing pocket andthree of said sealing portions are provided at three sealing edges ofsaid second sealing pocket, such that each of said first sealing pocketand said second sealing pocket has an unsealed edge serving as anelongated opening; and a resealable lock comprising a plurality of ziplockers provided at said elongated openings of said first sealing pocketand said second sealing pocket, wherein each of said first sealingpocket and said second sealing pocket is reclosably sealed by saidresealable lock.
 2. The container bag, as recited in claim 1, furthercomprising at least a tearing line between said first sealing pocket andsaid second sealing pocket to allow said first sealing pocket and saidsecond sealing pocket to be torn off along said tearing line, whereinsaid tearing line is formed along one of said sealing portions of saidbag body.
 3. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said bagbody further comprises a tearing notch formed at one end of said tearingline.
 4. The container bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein saidelongated openings of said first sealing pocket and said second sealingpocket at two opposite sides of said bag body, such that said tearingline is formed at said bag body parallel to said elongated openings ofsaid first sealing pocket and said second sealing pocket.
 5. Thecontainer bag, as recited in claim 2, wherein said elongated openings ofsaid first sealing pocket and said second sealing pocket at the sameside of said bag body, wherein said zip lockers are extended end-to-endand are independent actuated to seal and enclose said first and secondsealing pockets respectively, such that said tearing line is formed atsaid bag body perpendicular to said elongated openings of said firstsealing pocket and said second sealing pocket.
 6. The container bag, asrecited in claim 2, wherein said first sealing pocket has the same sizeof said second sealing pocket.
 7. The container bag, as reeded in claim2, wherein a size of said first sealing pocket is larger than a size ofsaid second sealing pocket.